EXCLUSIVE: Marissa Jo Cerar (Black Cake) is developing the E.L. Westbury novel Drowning in Paper Flowers for TV, with Jenna Bush Hager and Ben Spector of Thousand Voices, as well as Universal Global Television.
The recently re-released novel follows Ruby Powell, a middle-aged housewife living in Dallas, who outwardly appears perfect—wealthy, beautiful, and respected in her community. However, the truth reveals a woman struggling with dissatisfaction in her marriage, a sense of inadequacy as a mother, and an addiction to anti-anxiety medication due to recurring nightmares. Her teenage daughter resents her, and her 6-year-old son suffers from PTSD after a past kidnapping.
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